Public Act 093-0922
 
HB4989 Enrolled LRB093 18052 RXD 43738 b

    AN ACT concerning pest control.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Structural Pest Control Act is amended by
changing Section 6 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 235/6)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2206)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
    Sec. 6. Certificate renewal). A certified technician's
certificate shall be valid for a period of 3 years and must be
renewed by January 1 of each third year. A certificate may be
renewed by application upon a form prescribed by the
Department, provided that the certified technician furnishes
evidence that he has attended, during the 3 year period, a
minimum of 9 classroom hours, in increments of 3 hours or more,
of training at Department approved pest control training
seminars at least one training seminar and any additional
approved seminar on structural pest control required by any
rule promulgated under this Act and pays the fee required by
this Act. Renewal applications shall be filed with the
Department prior to December 1 preceding the date of
expiration.
    Certified technician's certificates are not transferable
from one person to another person, and no licensee or
registrant shall use the certificate of a certified technician
to secure or hold a license or registration unless the holder
of such certificate is actively engaged in the direction of
pest control operations of the licensee or registrant.
    A certified technician who has not renewed his certificate
for a period of not more than one year after its expiration may
secure a renewal upon payment of the renewal fee, late filing
charge and the furnishing of evidence of training as may be
required by the Department. If a technician has not renewed his
certificate for a period of more than one year after its
expiration, he shall file an application for examination, pay
all required fees, and successfully pass the examination before
his certificate is renewed.
(Source: P.A. 83-825.)